Adjustable no-bolt and no-ring tripod boiler stand



March 2 1926. 1,575,151

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Patented Mar. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY E. DERBYSHIRE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO SANITARY COMPANY OF AMERICA, 01 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORA- TIONOF DELAWARE.

ADJUSTABLE NO-BOLT AND NO-RING TRIPOD BOILER STAND.

Application filed September To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. DERBY- srrmn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Phlllb delphia andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Adjustable No-Bolt and No-Ring Tripod Boiler Stands, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an adjustable no bolt and no-ring tripodboiler stand, and h as for its object the construction of a stand whichcan be easily packed for shipment, because each section is a counterpartof the other and no locking piece is required.

Another object of my invention is the construction of sections, anythree of which will form together a complete boiler stand; by adjustingthe sections, one upon the other, the stand can be made to take in thethree or four sizes of the boilers that are usually used.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects 'in view, my invention comprisescertain combi nations, constructions and arrangement of parts aswill beillustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the followingspecification, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a view in side elevation of a device constructed inaccordance with my invention, while- Figure 2 is a top plan view of thesame.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of one of the sections.

Figure t is a sectional view taken on line 4.--4, Figure 1, and. look ngindirection of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a view in side elevation of one of the sections.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view, in elevation of the inner end of asection, looking at the opposite side to that shown in Figure 5.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the sections,preferably three being used to make a complete boiler stand.

These sections 1 are duplicates and interchangeable; therefore, it willonly be neces sary to specifically describe one.

Each section 1 comprises a body 2 provided with an arm portion 3 and aleg por- 4, 1924. Serial No. 735,830.

tion 4:. A notch or recess 5 is formed in the upper end of the body 2into which a portion of a boiler extends, for securely seating saidboiler upon the stand. i

In the body 2 and the arm portion 3 is formed the elongated slot 6; thisslot 6 is widened at 7 for quickly inserting the head 8 through theslot,.with tongue 9 positioned .in a slot as is clearly shown in Figure4.

The beveled face 10 (Fig. 3), at the outer end of arm portion 8, bearsagainst the arm portion of one of the sections, when assembled, as shownin Figures 1, 2 and l. A bracing rib 11 is formed on the arm portion atthe inner end of tongue 9 and it is beveled too at 12 to fit against theadjoining section. The head 8 is beveled at 13; this beveled face 13fits against an adjoining section.

To assemble the sections, the heads 8 are passed through the large ends'7 of the substantially T-shaped slots 6 and then the tongues 9 andheads 8 are slid along the arm portions, to alter the size of the stand,for accommodating different size boilers, as is clearly indicated, byfull and dotted lines, in Figures 1 and 2. The assembling of thesections, and the adjustment of one upon the other, is very simple.

One of the important features in my stand is in the ease with which thesame can be packed for shipment, each leg being a counterpart ofthe'others, and no locking pieces required. Any three sections will formtogether a complete stand.

While I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, andhave illus-- trated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minorchanges or alterations may appear to one skilled in the art to whichthis invention relates, during the extensive manufacture of the same andI, therefore, reserve the right to make such alterations or changes asshall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A boiler stand comprising separable sections each including avertically disposed body and an arm portion extending from the bodyinwardly of the stand, said arm provided with an elongated horizontalslot extending into the body and terminating in a widened outer end, anda tongue extend ing longitudinally from the free end of said arm andterminating in a crosshead adapted to pass through the wide end of theslot of a co-operating section when inserting the tongue into the slotand the head being adapted to engage the arm of said co-operatingsection at opposite sides of its slot for holding the sections assembledwith the tongues slidable longitudinally in the slots for adjustment ofthe sections.

2. A boiler stand comprising separable sections each including avertically disposed body and an arm portion'extending from the bodyinwardly of the stand,- said arm provided with a longitudinal slotextending into the body and terminating in a widened end, said arm beingprovided with a tongue extending from its free end intermediate itswidth and the free end of the arm being beveled above and below thetongue, a crosshead at the tree end of said tongue having beveled facesat its inner end above vand below the tongue, and said head beingadapted to be passed through the wide end of the slot of a co-operatingsection and the tongue slid longitudinally in the slot to an adjustedpositionwith the beveled ends of the arm and head engaging opposed facesof the arm of said cooperating section above and below the slot thereof.

A boiler stand comprising separable slidable connected sections, eachcomprising a vertically disposed body having its upper end adapted forengagement with a boiler and an arm extending transversely from saidbody and inwardly of the stand, each section having its arn-i providedwith a longitudinally extending slot enlarged at its outer end, a tongueextending from the free end of each arm and having a head at its freeend, each head being adapted to be passed through the enlarged endportion of the slot of a coopera ing section and each tongue beingadapted to betslidably received in ithe slot of the (re-operatingsection, the tree end of the arm of each section and inner edge face ofits head being disposed diagonally oi the axes of the arm for engagementwith opposite side faces of the arm of the cooperating section to retainthe sections in substantially radiating relation to a boiler supportedupon the stand.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

HENRY E. DERBYS'l-IIHE.

